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Women are turning to dating apps to find tradesmen in the US

Posted: Thursday, August 7th, 2025

The dating app Hinge is attracting a whole load of new clientele – single ladies who want to be “won over” by a man who can help them install hinges, according to the New York Post.

The app is slowly becoming a platform for finding handymen, as these single ladies are on the prowl for a “first date” that includes hex keys and hammer drills.

“I feel like guys need a little job or mission, and then they feel so happy. They’re like a golden retriever — they accomplished something and are happy to help,” Hinge habitué Storm Halestrap, 24, of Prospect Lefferts Gardens, Brooklyn, told The Post of the “Bob the Builder” trend.

The professional photographer participated in the handyman-hustling Hinge hack on social media, posting a cheeky video in April that showed a man crouched on the floor assembling a wooden table with a drill.

“POV: You get your Hinge date to build your new TikTok shop furniture,” the caption read.

It turns out that the man featured is her current boyfriend, whom she did meet on the popular app, Halestrap told The Post, though she didn’t nab him while looking for Mr. Fix-It.

However, the impetus for her video was that she previously had multiple successes meeting similarly service-minded suitors on Hinge.

Stories are popping up all over TikTok, with allegedly satisfied users showing off everything from built bed frames to hung cabinets.

And after a Post reporter added a call for shelf-and-curtain-rod removal to their own Hinge profile, offers of help came hammering in — with get-it-done guys declaring their willingness to work before, during or after a date.

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